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Not sure what I’ve got

Published on November 9, 2007

but something is doing a number on my stomach/digestive tract. And my loving Hubby wants desperately to do something, anything to make me feel better, and I truly appreciate the kind thoughts and concern behind this.  I am lucky there, but…. Offering me a selection of every food in the house, when I’m seriously hard-at-work on […]


Huh????

Published on November 8, 2007

I’ve lived near the coast all my life. I’ve been up in the mountains on rare vacation trips, and loved it up there, but “home” has always been near the salt water and sandy beaches. I’m more familiar with horseshoe crabs than animals that would live in the “high country.” So I was pretty surprised at the […]


STEEK means FEAR in knit-ese!!!

Published on November 7, 2007

I’ve read about steeking for years. And trembled. It’s enough to make a knitter hyperventilate. It’s a knitting technique that goes back to the beginning of knitting, or about 28 minutes later. Early garments were knitted in the round, faster, easier. And then came patternwork, and working with several colors. If its a 2- or […]